1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2023 SR 49
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5 By: Senator F. Love
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7 SENATE RESOLUTION
8 TO PROCLAIM APRIL AS AARP™ MONTH AT THE STATE CAPITOL
9 AND TO PROCLAIM APRIL 5, 2023, AS AARP™ DAY AT THE
10 STATE CAPITOL.
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14 TO PROCLAIM APRIL AS AARP™ MONTH AT THE
15 STATE CAPITOL AND TO PROCLAIM APRIL 5,
16 2023, AS AARP™ DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL.
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18 WHEREAS, the AARP™ Arkansas Chapter is the state office of the American
19 Association of Retired Persons which is a national nonprofit with the mission
20 to empower people to choose how they live as they age; and
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22 WHEREAS, the AARP™ was founded in 1958; and
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24 WHEREAS, the AARP™ Arkansas State Office is active in improving the
25 life of Arkansans ages fifty (50) and above and their families; and
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27 WHEREAS, the AARP™ Arkansas State Office is focused on issues
28 surrounding broadband expansion in underserved communities, fraud prevention,
29 and increasing livable communities throughout the state; and
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31 WHEREAS, the AARP™ Arkansas State Office volunteers actively promote
32 driver safety, address concerns of veterans, and advocate for the fifty (50)
33 and above age population; and
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35 WHEREAS, Arkansas’s ages fifty (50) and above community is roughly
36 thirty-six percent (36%) of the population in the State of Arkansas; and
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2 WHEREAS, the AARP™ Arkansas State Office strives to be the leading
3 resource in education, innovation, and access to services by removing
4 barriers for the fifty (50) and above age population,
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6 NOW THEREFORE,
7 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
8 STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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10 THAT the Senate recognize the AARP™ Arkansas State Office as an
11 organization that has been vital to serving the needs of Arkansans.
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13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Senate proclaim April as AARP™ Month at the
14 State Capitol and to proclaim April 5, 2023, as AARP™ Day at the State
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